Tommy Boy Presents: Hip Hop Essentials, Volume 9 (1979-1991)

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Tracklist

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#TitleArtistLength
1It's My Thing
EPMD5:45
2It's Funky Enough
executive producer:
Eazy‐E
producer:
Dr. Dre
lead vocals:
The D.O.C.
samples:
Misdemeanor by Foster Sylvers
recording of:
It’s Funky Enough
lyricist:
Tracy Curry
composer:
Leon Sylvers III
publisher:
Dollarz n Sense Muzick, Dotted Lion Music and SYLCO
The D.O.C.4:30
3PSK What Does It Mean?
producer:
J.B. Weaver, Jr.
samples:
Change the Beat (French Rap) by Beside
recording of:
P.S.K. What Does It Mean?
lyricist and composer:
Jesse B. Weaver, Jr.
Schoolly D6:30
4Can I Kick It?
produced for:
The Ummah
recording of:
Can I Kick It?
lyricist:
Jonathan Davis, Ali Shaheed Muhammad and Lou Reed
composer:
Lou Reed
publisher:
Metal Machine Music
A Tribe Called Quest4:26
5Goin' Way Back
recording of:
Going Way Back
lyricist:
Just‐Ice
composer:
Just‐Ice and KRS‐One
Just‐Ice5:04
6Have a Nice Day
recording of:
Have a Nice Day
lyricist:
Roxanne Shanté
composer:
Marley Marl
Roxanne Shanté5:07
7P Is Free
Boogie Down Productions4:19
8Treat 'em Right
recording of:
Treat ’em Right
Chubb Rock4:42
9Girls Ain’t Nuthin’ but Trouble
engineer:
Joe "The Butcher"
producer:
Dana Goodman, Lawrence Goodman, Pete Q. Harris and DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince
samples:
I Dream of Jeannie by Hugo Montenegro feat. B. Kaye
recording of:
Girls Ain’t Nothing but Trouble
writer:
Jeff Townes and Will Smith
DJ Jazzy Jeff & Fresh Prince4:51
10Let's Talk About Sex
recording of:
Let’s Talk About Sex
lyricist and composer:
Fingerprints
publisher:
Next Plateau Music Inc. and Sons of K-oss Music
Salt‐N‐Pepa3:31
11Breaking Bells (take Me to the Mardi Gras)
samples:
Take Me to the Mardi Gras by Bob James
recording of:
Breaking Bells (Take Me to the Mardi Gras)
The Crash Crew7:23
12Unity
recording of:
Unity
writer:
Afrika Bambaataa, Bernard Alexander, James Brown, Robin Halpin, Keith LeBlanc and Doug Wimbish
Afrika Bambaataa & James Brown3:25

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Release

ASIN:US: B000E6GC98 [info]

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part of:Tommy Boy Presents: Hip Hop Essentials (number: 9) (order: 9)